tractors on Mars

[daugen]

Mars One plans robotic mission; 200,000 hope to go, too - CNN.com

so what in the world is the attraction to go there? There are no tractors...they'll be along, when they get to Tier 99...
Future farming on another world. Now I know you've been staying up nights thinking about this.

I wonder what a Martian Land Rover or Jeep Outlander would cost? See, they already have the names ready...:dance1:

If they find real water up there, this won't be so far fetched any more.
Now, you can't just live on hydroponics food. You need free range chickens, and stuff...
Martian tractors. Now I bet they'd have some pretty airtight cabs...

 

[rekees4300]

I wonder what a Martian Land Rover or Jeep Outlander would cost?

The Curiosity Rover costs $2.5 billion but that didn't included FEL or cab.

 

[xtn]

I don't think we're going to be able to run any of our internal combustion engines on mars.

xtn

 

[bcp]

Here is a solar powered Ford 8N:

Our Solar-Powered Tractor - Green Transportation - MOTHER EARTH NEWS

Bruce

 

[Pete Judd]

BCP thanks for the link.

 

[daugen]

BCP thanks for the link.

+1

what a cool project. Full torque instantly, likely never a starting problem, likely much quieter, etc etc.
I started a thread a while back on fully electric tractors, and I always thought this has promise. And that sun is getting
"hotter" and hotter, per our diminished atmosphere apparently, so solar energy is actually getting stronger.

I bet a/c would suck a bunch of juice. More batteries.